As told to Parliament (March 17, 2023): Over 44 million cases of COVID-19 confirmed in India

All that was discussed in the House through the day

As told to Parliament (March 13, 2023): 19% PM2.5 emissions in Indo-Gangetic Plains come from households

Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chandigarh and Delhi emit 437 gigagrams PM2.5 per year through household cooking 

Mission Hariyali: This man distributes free saplings to bring back fruit trees to the nearly barren villages of Nalanda 

Now, there are at least 4,000-5,000 plants in the villages of Noorsarai block; residents do not just eat the fruits but also sell them for income

India, alongside China and US, set to suffer maximum climate impacts on economy by 2050: Report

Bihar to be most affected in India; increase of climate impact in Assam to be highest globally during 1990-2050  

COVID-19, poverty may have spurred child marriages in India: Activists

Numbers show one in every four in India is a child marriage, but ground situation may be even worse

Millets should be mainstreamed for better nutritional outcomes in children

Civil society organisations can play an enabling role in helping the government to combat malnutrition by introducing millets in ICDS  

Budget 2023-24: ‘Blood bath’ of MGNREGA as welfare scheme sees lowest allocation in last 2 years

Experts claim the reduced budget allocation to Rs 60,000 crore will not provide any employment to the economically vulnerable population

Cultivated idea: Urban farming in India requires holistic policy support; here is why

In India, urban farming has seen some traction across states; but rapid development and the need to make urban agriculture viable mean the …

Scientists have started steering lightning with lasers — here’s how

Lightning kills thousands of people annually; only protection we have is lightning rods, which were invented 300 years ago 

Damp, snowy weekend ahead: Minimum temperatures to rise, dip again from January 14

Dense fog and cold wave over parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar for the next 24 hours

India’s kala-azar cases declined 98.7% since 2007: Health ministry

Around 99.8% endemic blocks in India have achieved elimination status, says Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Kosi: How ‘Bihar’s sorrow’ moulds villages across her vast fan, year after year

People from the most influential castes and classes occupy the central and safest space in the village, while those from lower castes are …

Teenage pregnancies in every 3 of 5 child brides, finds CRY

Non-profit study significant proportion of adolescent mothers had low-birth-weight babies

What will be the climate impact on Indo-Gangetic plain

Climate change projections and impacts in a region with 432.5 million population

Diwali 2022: Delhi air ‘very poor’, can worsen to ‘severe’

Farm stubble burning increased in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan; Firecracker ban in Delhi goes up in smoke too

Warning: Air quality in North India may turn ‘severe’ by Diwali

AQI in Delhi-NCR between ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ range October 22, 2022

South Bihar farmers say drought compensation too little too late

Compensation not extended to farmers in North Bihar where crop loss was significant too

Bihar agrarian crisis : Why crores in diesel subsidies may not be the answer

Funds allocated in July for diesel subsidy haven't reached many farmers yet; irrigation projects needed, say locals

Bihar man-eater shot: ‘We need to put down problem animals for wildlife conservation’

Shafath Ali Khan, who was engaged by the Maharashtra government in the operation to eliminate Avni in 2018, released a book this year to narrate …

Bihar man-eater shot: Here is when an order can be given to put down such an animal

If a tiger / leopard begins to seek out, stalk and wait for human beings and has, after killing a person, eaten the dead body, it is established …

Monsoon 2022: Why a drought wasn’t declared in 4 states with drought-like conditions

A report shows drought-like situation in over 700 blocks of 91 districts of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar & West Bengal

This Champaran school shows the way for girl education, but has no govt support 

Set up in Kasturba Gandhi’s name, the school was neglected until eforts by activists six years ago   

Monsoon 2022: Rain deficit leaves Bihar’s fields dry, paddy farmers worried

Farmers blame the government for failing to provide adequate power supply and water in canals

Graft claims in MGNREGA squeezing poor workers, millions unpaid for months

Zero funds to Bengal, Lakshadweep this year, Centre admits in Parliament; activists ask to use pre-existing mechanisms to handle graft

Sowing wheat early in eastern India can increase yield by 69%, finds study

Moving paddy transplantation forward by two weeks can lead to 36% greater wheat yield